Seve tribute raises $1 million for foundation

Nearly $1 million has been raised for the Seve Ballesteros
Foundation and a cancer charity during a tribute day for the late
Spanish golfer.

A field of 24 leading golfers, including Colin Montgomerie, Jose
Maria Olazabal and Retief Goosen, took part in the Ole Seve! pro-am
at Wentworth on Monday. An auction was also held.

A total of 618,168 pounds ($996,100) was raised for Ballesteros’
foundation and Cancer Research UK, swelling the amount raised since
the two organizations linked up 2009 to more than 1.3 million
pounds ($2.1 million).

Olazabal, a great friend of Ballesteros, said ”Seve can’t be
here but I’m sure he’d be proud of what everyone has
achieved.”